I remember doing a similar project.. however when I came to visit the work of thousands of dollars and supplies: I saw that the canal had been regenerated because it looked “unnatural.”

I wont be handing out claims, although it would be wise to claim it as it could act as a main transport route! Tool booth! lol

Joking aside, can someone print screen the map and annotate where this is being built? Or if there is a donator handy, get them to place a marker at the location. 🙂

Since my claim is a bit north of the west end of the channel, I’ll be helping out with this.

I was talking to Stalker earlier and would like to throw in my input on how to actually DO the canal to make everyone’s lives easier.

Sea level is at 63. It would be wisest to dig at 62 straight across. Then fill in the whole area with water (which will rest at the basic sea level height of 63).

Then, dig a tunnel (however deep) at base height 61 below. That leaves Block 62 in-tact to keep the water above.

Once the whole canal is tunnel’d out and water’d above, break Block 62 and the water will fall straight down and fill in evenly.

The blasting that’s been done so far can just have a layer of dirt put at height 62 and continued. Azuries and myself both have enough tools to supply a pretty big team of workers. I’m also cooking a bunch of food for everyone, and have my auto-smelters working on converting cobble into stone for bricks.

I’m in one of those pictures 😀 i would help with the tnt cannoning

Progress is going well; the top portion of the canal is almost completely done. However we are running out of tools, so please if you have any TNT, Shovels, or Pickaxes of any type (even used and low grade); donate these items at the donation house on the west side of the canal.

Soon we will be digging under the 1 block layer to the desired depth; but please if you join this project leave the 1 block layer! We will need it to place the water so it will fill the space evenly, and boatswain helmets will be provided during the last phase: clearing the 1 block layer and letting the water fill everything.

Please note there is an expansive series of ravines under the canal. If you wish to explore and mine them before it’s all underwater, please do so now!